Likely there are "non-printing" characters in the name of the file...
To see them, try "ls -alt | od -c | more". To view, rename, or delete the file, use wildcards... > This happening with me 3 rd time on this hp box . When I > do ls -alt I can see a file in current directory but when > I try to open it (vi/cat ) it says no such file or > directory . I am same user who created the file . ( no > permission problem ) > Any idea ?? > > -ak > > > > > > /home/ak/myscripts/shell_scr $ ls -alt > total 4 > drwxrwxrwx 2 ak dba 96 Oct 23 14:40 . > -rwxrwxrwx 1 ak dba 412 Oct 23 14:40 > mon_scr drwxr-x--- 10 ak dba 1024 Oct 13 > 16:07 .. > /home/ak/myscripts/shell_scr $ cat mon_scr > cat: Cannot open mon_scr: No such file or directory > > /home/ak/myscripts/shell_scr $ cat ./mon_scr > cat: Cannot open ./mon_scr: No such file or directory > > /home/ak/myscripts/shell_scr $ > > /home/ak/shell_scr $ whoami > ak > > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Tim Gorman INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).